From concept to start-up: Initiating, building, and transitioning an independent art college

Moira Scott Payne, now President of the Kentucky College of Art + Design (KyCAD), was named the first dean of what was founded as the Kentucky School of Art (KSA) in 2009. Via this presentation, Payne will describe the vision created for the school by Founder + Chancellor Churchill Davenport, as well as its initial alignment with an affiliate university and the KSA board’s subsequent decision to pursue its status as an independent institution – KyCAD. She also will discuss the steps taken to construct a strategic (7-year) plan for the school; successes and opportunities encountered as that plan has progressed; and the compelling reasons why creating a private, nonprofit, four-year art college in Louisville still make sense today.